Cycling: Livingstone promises ‘fantastic send-off’

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Ken Livingstone, the Mayor of London, vowed the capital will give the 2007 Tour de France its greatest ever send-off as the full route of the race was unveiled in Paris.

An estimated two million spectators will descend on London and Kent from July 7-8 next year for the first two stages of the Tour. It is being seen as the biggest sporting event to hit London before the 2012 Olympics opens and is expected to inject £115 million into the tourist industy.

“I am proud that London will play a part in the long history of the Tour de